The count is already at work, and as his means are ample, and, although under a cloud at present, his connections powerful, there is little fear that he will fail in succeeding.

By the way I have news to tell you.

Do you hear the bells tolling?
The news has arrived that Nicholas is dead.

Alexander, our new Czar, is known to be liberally disposed, and, were there time, the count would go to St.Petersburg, obtain an audience with him, and explain the whole circumstances, which, by the way, he has related to me.

This, of course, is out of the question, and even were there time for him to go and return, it would not be possible for him to obtain an audience with the new emperor just at present." "I wish it could have been so," Jack said.